Session 307
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Track Q |
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2015 |
Track X |
Time: 13:45 – 14:30 |
Presentation |
Room: Plaza Ballroom |
Session Chair:
- TBD
Keynote Speaker:
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Adam Aron, Starwood Hotels and Resorts
As the CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and the former CEO of Vail Resorts, the Philadelphia 76ers, and Norwegian Cruise Line, Adam Aron has managed organizations that push through strategic boundaries and drive creativity and innovation. Well-versed with traditional scope decisions (e.g., managing potential acquisitions and divestitures at Starwood), he has also led organizations to develop new business models and seek differentiation within rapidly changing and challenging business environments. For example, under Adam Aron's leadership Vail Resorts expanded from two Colorado ski areas and 50 hotel rooms to the second-largest ski operator in the world with over 8,000 hotel rooms in CO, CA, NM, WA, WY, FL and New England. He is credited with bringing a new model to the US ski industry that broadened the scope and sophistication associated with its offerings. Since taking over at Starwood earlier this year, he solidified plans to launch its first new brand in nearly a decade, Tribute Portfolio. The new brand allows the company to create a unique alliance with independent hoteliers. He also has executive and Board of Directors experience across other diverse organizations including United Airlines, Hyatt Hotels, cell phone operator Nextel and FTD florists among others. Adam Aron holds an undergraduate degree in government from Harvard College, and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School. He has served in various advisory roles in government related entities (e.g., member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Board of National Forest Foundation). His early career was highlighted by his pioneering work in the creation of airline frequent flyer programs, and other loyalty marketing efforts. His leadership has also been recognized with awards from marketing organizations and the travel and tourism industries for his innovative and transformative achievements.
All Sessions in Track Q...
- Sun: 13:45 – 14:30
- Session 307: Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
- Sun: 14:45 – 15:45
- Session 7: New Frontiers in Technologies, Fields, and Business Models: Implications for Academic and Practice Knowledge Creation
- Mon: 09:45 – 11:00
- Session 8: Elevating our Understanding of Organizational Performance: Bridging the Frontiers of Business and Corporate Strategies
- Mon: 15:15 – 16:15
- Session 227: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures: Reconfiguring Resource Bases for Value Creation and Growth
- Session 308: Strategy Beyond the Firm: Creating and Capturing Value from External Resources
- Session 310: When the Smoke Clears: The Emergence of the Cannabis Industry
- Session 311: Theory Fragmentation in Strategic Management?
- Session 312: Climate Change: Why and How Should Strategic Management Care?
- Tue: 09:45 – 10:45
- Session 9: Whatever Happened to Theory in Strategic Management?
- Sun: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 74: Open Strategy Workshops: Lessons Learned from Practising Strategizing
- Sun: 09:45 – 11:00
- Session 29: The Elephant in the Room: How public policy and institutions help drive innovation, entrepreneurship, and firm performance
- Session 76: The evolution of the strategy as a profession and the field of strategy
- Sun: 11:15 – 12:30
- Session 12: Environmental Entrepreneurship: How and When do Entrepreneurs address Environmental Degradation?
- Session 38: Big Game Hunting: Accessing and Interacting with Senior Executives for Empirical Research
- Sun: 13:45 – 14:30
- Session 307: Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
- Sun: 14:45 – 15:45
- Session 7: New Frontiers in Technologies, Fields, and Business Models: Implications for Academic and Practice Knowledge Creation
- Sun: 16:15 – 17:30
- Session 61: The Institutional Level of Strategizing Activities
- Session 261: Knowledge Creation and Sharing in Virtual Communities
- Mon: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 72: External Influences: Audiences and Media
- Session 126: Entry Mode & Cross-Border Acquisitions
- Session 140: New Perspectives on the Outside Director Selection Process
- Mon: 09:45 – 11:00
- Session 8: Elevating our Understanding of Organizational Performance: Bridging the Frontiers of Business and Corporate Strategies
- Mon: 11:15 – 12:30
- Session 149: Management and Coordination of Multinationals
- Session 220: Perspectives on CEO Compensation
- Mon: 13:45 – 15:00
- Session 16: Human Capital and Innovation
- Session 37: Political Ties: Knots or Bows?
- Session 63: Political and Material Aspects of Strategy Making
- Session 97: Accelerators, corporate VCs and new venture creation
- Session 258: Explainng CSR: External Factors
- Mon: 15:15 – 16:15
- Session 227: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures: Reconfiguring Resource Bases for Value Creation and Growth
- Session 308: Strategy Beyond the Firm: Creating and Capturing Value from External Resources
- Session 310: When the Smoke Clears: The Emergence of the Cannabis Industry
- Session 311: Theory Fragmentation in Strategic Management?
- Session 312: Climate Change: Why and How Should Strategic Management Care?
- Mon: 16:45 – 18:00
- Session 42: The Word is Out! Stakeholder Responses to Public Signals of Firms' Behaviors
- Session 112: Acquisitions - Before the Deal
- Tue: 08:00 – 09:15
- Session 309: Looking Good and Sounding Better: Impression Management by CEOs
- Tue: 09:45 – 10:45
- Session 9: Whatever Happened to Theory in Strategic Management?
- Tue: 11:00 – 12:15
- Session 70: CEO Characteristics: Microfoundations of Behavioral Strategy
- Tue: 14:15 – 15:30
- Session 116: Acquisitions - After the Deal
- Tue: 15:45 – 17:00
- Session 52: Entrepreneurial business models
- Session 219: A Tough Crowd: Critical Examinations by Owners and Stakeholders
- Session 262: Pioneering Knowledge
- Tue: 17:30 – 18:45
- Session 144: Board Structure: What Works Best?
- Session 208: Internationalization Strategies and Performance